Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus has had an October release date in countries such as the UK and Australia for a while. Now Sony Classics have set a December 25th release date so that US audiences can see Heath Ledger’s final outing.

The film tells the story of Dr Parnassus and his extraordinary ‘Imaginarium’, a travelling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom. Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law stepped in to pay tribute to Ledger, and to help finish the film.

Here’s the trailer:

• The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus trailer
• The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Teaser Trailer
• Heath Ledger’s Final Movie Having Trouble Selling
• Terry Gilliam Says Ledger’s Oscar Buzz Is A Publicity Stunt
• Warner Bros Change Dark Knight Site And Ledger Film Update

Terry Gilliam, director of Heath Ledger’s last film The Imaginarium Of Dr. Parnassus has said speculation that he will win a posthumous Oscar for his role as The Joker is simply a publicity stunt.

“That’s what Warner Brothers are saying, but they’ll do anything to publicise their film. That’s just what they do and you can’t get upset because it’s bulls**t.

“They’re like a great white shark which devours whatever it can.”

I suppose he could be right, movie studios will take advantage of any situation to get more green. However, Sir Michael Caine recently said he thinks Ledger deserves an Oscar, is he part of the PR campaign too? Or does Terry Gilliam want Ledger to get an Oscar nod for his role in The Imaginarium Of Dr. Parnassus instead?

• Joker Scene To Be Removed From The Dark Knight?
• The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus gets US release date
• Jonathan Nolan responds to Dark Knight Oscar snubs
• The Dark Knight Nearing The $1 Billion Mark. Batman Town Suing Nolan.
• The Dark Knight Returns